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Head-to-head trial shows Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 orforglipron outperforms oral semaglutide

February 26, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Head-to-head trial pitting Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 against oral semaglutide underscores efficacy of weight-loss

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Who should shovel the snow? This weird math puzzle can help

February 23, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Who should shovel the snow? This weird math puzzle can help Blizzards are a

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FDA wants to make more drugs available over the counter, but experts have raised safety concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly mulling whether more prescription drugs should be sold over the counter (OTC) at pharmacies. In an interview

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How does type 1 diabetes actually work?

This video is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Have you

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First Proof is AI’s toughest math test yet. The results are mixed

February 14, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm AI just got its toughest math test yet. The results are mixed Experts gave

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This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop

February 11, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop Maize farmers in Peru’s Chincha

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The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns

February 8, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns Auroras, shimmering bands

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Kanzi the famous bonobo may have understood ‘pretend’ objects

Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was “starstruck,” she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to communicate with humans using

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NASA’s Artemis II launch rehearsal hits a snag

NASA’s wet dress rehearsal—a crucial test of the agency’s Artemis II mission to the moon—hit a snag on Monday. Engineers had been fueling the mission’s

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For predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffet

January 30, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm For predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffet Some 150 million